| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |